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Living in Paradise is usually thought of as a tropical place, sitting by the beach, and relaxing. For Bryan Hawkins, it is a small mining town in Northern California. In November of 2018, 17 year-old Johnny Hawkins interviews his father,...

I talk with my longtime friend and neighbor Catherine about her experience being witness to critical movements in the history of human rights (which she didn’t know were human rights at the time).

Talking about the JFK assassination

Hearing about Detroit from the 50s through the 70s from a woman who grew up on Saint Mary’s Avenue in Detroit and how things have changed since then. She also gives us a glimpse into her own personal life and...

My moms life and advice she would give to me and her younger self

Ruby, an African-American women who grew up in segregated St. Louis, Missouri in the 1960’s, discusses her first encounter with discrimination.

Me interviewing my grandma about her past growing up in Georgia in the 50’s and 60’s

Nora Collins visited her aunt, Marian this Thanksgiving in Mountain Home Arkansas. In this interview conducted on November 23, 2018, they discussed Marian and her family’s immigration story to the New York City area from rural Kerry, Ireland. They also...

My grandmother and I talk about life and her experiences growing up in the 1900s

we talked about his early life as well as his family

Interview regarding what life was like during the 1960s

Thanksgiving times

The Great Thanksgiving Listen

Great Thanksgiving Listen

After the thanksgiving meal I ask me grandmother about the civil rights movement. She tells about the state of Memphis after MLK was shot. The city went into martial law. So that is what I interviewed her on

We talk about childhood, persistence, and education.

We talked about her childhood memories growing up in northern California in the 70s. She discussed a funny childhood story, the loss of her best friend when she was eleven, the interesting farm life of her parents, and the jobs...

Me and my grandfather, Barry, talked about growing up in Virginia, being in the military during the Vietnam War, and the impacts of segregation in his life. He talks about what school was like through elementary, junior high, and high...

Interview of Sherry Campbell about Emmet Till and segregation

An interview between a grandma and granddaughter.

I interview my dad about some events in his lifetime and his experiences

I my grandma talked to me about her life as a child in school and at home. She also explained her experience as a mother and how she enjoyed it.

The interview covers my Grandma's perspective on her life and important events of recent history including The Civil Rights Movement, Feminism, JFK's Assasination, and 9/11.

Talking with my grandma about her life, her challenges, and her outlook on out country

A discussion of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness